March 4 Gwynedd County Council (Wales,UK) passed a motion recognizing the truth of the Armenian Genocide, and also calling on Turkey to end her economic blockade of Armenia. As reported by the Assembly of the Armenians of Europe, the motion was put forward by Dafydd Iwan (President of the Plaid Cymru Party) in response to requests from Wales -Armenia Solidarity. The vote was unanimous in favor, with councillors from The Labor Party, The Liberal Democrats, Independent Wales Party, Councillors of the Independent group as well as the majority Plaid Cymru councillors supporting the motion. "Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh serve as inspirations for all small nations who have previously been silenced, and it is the sacred duty of nations like Wales to make their voice heard on these issues", said a spokesperson for Wales-Armenia Solidarity (WAS). According to the authority, October 30, 2002, at the instigation of WAS the majority of the Members of the National Assembly of Wales signed a similar Declaration of Opinion to this week's motion.